Today@Dal

From the Atlantic Monthly website:

Rohan Maitzen, an English professor at Dalhousie University, has published an excellent guide for book clubs who read Middlemarch. Here are her tips for success.

• Don't rush it—the novel was published in serial form over two years. Following her advice, we're going to focus on the first two books this month.
• Mark it up or use flag bookmarks to remember key moments.
• Make a character list. Middlemarch tells the story of an entire community; a dramatis personae can help you remember who's who. I especially love this personal chart by Joyce Nickel:

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